Новости за 16.03.2024

Many Americans rely on Medicaid when fighting diseases. But there's a catch. Often, states try to recoup the costs after the recipients die. That could mean a big bill — even the sale of their homes. The federal government requires every state to recover money from the assets of dead people who, in their final years, relied on Medicaid for long-term care. Now, critics want the federal government to stop doing that because, they say, the program collects a bit of money from the poorest people. States... Читать дальше...

A day and a half after deadly tornadoes ripped through part of the central U.S., residents are cleaning up, assessing damage and helping their neighbors. It will be a long recovery for some. Thursday night’s storms claimed three lives in the Indian Lake area of Ohio’s Logan County, one of the hardest-hit regions, and about 40 people were injured and dozens of homes damaged in one Indiana community. Samantha Snipes says in Lakeview, Ohio, that her dad's garage was leveled and the back of his house is gone, but everyone is safe on his street. Читать дальше...

The Cougars will play for the Class D crown after defeating Smithtown Christian 51-46 in the state semifinals.

A suspect has barricaded himself in a home in New Jersey after allegedly shooting three people to death in suburban Philadelphia. Falls Township Police said in a statement that the suspect, a 26-year-old homeless man, knew the shooting victims. The Saturday morning shooting in Falls Township in eastern Pennsylvania forced the cancellation of a St. Patrick’s Day parade and shut down a children’s theme park. Authorities in Bucks County issued a shelter-in-place order for the area for several hours, but it was canceled by early afternoon.

Steven Mnuchin is a former U.S. Treasury secretary who said this week that he is interested in buying TikTok.

After the pandemic, young Chinese are again looking to study abroad. But the decades-long run that has sent an estimated 3 million Chinese students to the U.S. could be trending down. The deterrent for some is the high cost of a U.S. education. For others, like Helen Dong, who chose to study in the U.K., safety is a concern. She said Chinese parents fear gun violence in the U.S. But growing tensions between the U.S. and China are contributing to the trend. The Chinese government has criticized the... Читать дальше...

Republicans and Israeli officials were quick to express outrage after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer lashed out at Prime Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza and called for Israel to hold new elections. They accused the Democratic leader of breaking the unwritten rule against interfering in a close ally’s electoral politics. Schumer's stinging rebuke of Netanyahu was certainly provocative, but it was hardly norm-breaking. U.S. leaders, as well as allies, are more frequently butting... Читать дальше...

An independent commission has been reviewing the events leading up to Maine's deadliest mass shooting. Army reservist Robert Card killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, 2023. The main takeaways from the report released Friday are that law enforcement should have seized Card's guns and taken him into protective custody weeks before the shooting. The Associated Press offers a deeper look at what the commission found, as well as some of the reactions.

A union representing many German train drivers and the main national railway operator have resumed negotiations in a bitter dispute over working hours and pay. Both sides are optimistic that they will achieve a result next week. The GDL union has called drivers for Deutsche Bahn out on strike repeatedly in the dispute that has dragged on for months. A walkout on Tuesday coincided with a strike by cabin crew at Lufthansa in a separate dispute, adding to disruption for travelers. The main sticking... Читать дальше...

A California lawmaker is trying to get the state Legislature to rethink policymaking by creating a committee to study how to make people happier. It is called the Select Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes and lawmakers held its first hearing this week. Former Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon created the committee because he thinks happiness should be one of the first principles lawmakers have in mind when crafting policy. The committee is the first of its kind at a state Legislature... Читать дальше...

Visitors to New Orleans might be surprised to know that Irish immigrants are part of a city culture that is well known for evolving from early French and Spanish colonization, Caribbean commerce and the legacies of enslaved Africans. Immigrants from a variety of countries have influenced New Orleans’ art, architecture, food and music. March brings an annual focus on the Irish. Some of the city's St. Patrick's Day traditions are typical. Others are uniquely New Orleans. Float riders in this weekend’s... Читать дальше...

America's largest St. Patrick's Day parades are being held Saturday. While the St. Patrick's Day holiday is March 17, it's celebrated early when it lands on a Sunday. Enormous crowds are expected in Savannah, Georgia. A humble St. Patrick’s parade held in 1824 has grown to become the South's largest. In New York City, 2 million people regularly turn out for the main parade in Manhattan. In Chicago, plumbers will once again turn the Chicago River green. They use a powder that organizers say is not harmful to the environment.

When the wife of Nevada Senate candidate Sam Brown spoke about an abortion she had in Texas right before they met, some Republicans welcomed the disclosure. They said it represented a more compassionate approach to a complicated personal issue that’s been hurting GOP candidates. But Brown has yet to say how he reconciles the tension between his wife Amy’s story and the implications of his own policy proposals as a Nevada Senate hopeful. Brown opposes a federal abortion ban and says abortion policy should be left to the states. Читать дальше...

TikTok creators across the country are expressing frustration over a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would lead to a nationwide ban of the app if its China-based owner doesn't sell its stake. The proposal is awaiting Senate input. Content creators say a ban would hurt countless people and businesses that rely on the app for a significant portion of their income. TikTok supporters also say the app is unrivaled platform for dialogue and community. The push to remove TikTok from... Читать дальше...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chin Choeun spends nearly 12 hours a day collecting sap from palm trees that he and his wife turn into palm sugar.

Texas’ plan to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally is on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest move over immigration. The nation’s highest court has put a pause on law through Monday at 5 p.m. Eastern over a lawsuit led by the Justice Department. The department argues that Texas is overstepping the federal government’s immigration by attempting to arrest migrants and empower state judges to order them to leave the U.S.... Читать дальше...

The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades. Now some members of Congress want to give hourly workers an extra day off. Sen. Bernie Sanders this week introduced a bill that would shorten to 32 hours the amount of time many people in the U.S. can work each week before they’re owed overtime. The far-left independent from Vermont says U.S. companies can afford to give employees more time off without cutting their pay and benefits given advances in automation, robotics and artificial intelligence. Читать дальше...

Officials say a post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on a Boeing 737-800 after it arrived at its destination in southern Oregon. United Flight 433 left San Francisco at 10:20 a.m. Friday and landed at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport in Medford shortly before noon. Airport Director Amber Judd says the plane landed safely and the external panel was discovered missing during a post-flight inspection. Judd says the airport paused operations to check for debris and none was found. Читать дальше...

Prosecutors have wrapped up their case against an Afghan refugee in the first of three trials stemming from allegations that he gunned down three Muslim men over the course of several days in 2022. The weeklong trial of Muhammad Syed focused on the first killing on July 26, 2022. Prosecutors said spent casings and fragments of bullets found at the scene were fired from a rifle Syed had purchased less than two weeks earlier. They also pointed to cellphone data that put him at the location of the killing. Читать дальше...

A Navajo state senator in Arizona says she's hoping for final approval of her bill to tighten regulations for rehab facilities amid widespread fraud that has bilked hundreds of millions in Medicaid dollars. Hundreds of Native Americans seeking help for addictions have also been scammed. The legislation by Sen. Theresa Hatathlie was unanimously approved by the Senate this week and sent to the House. The vote comes the same week a lawsuit was filed against Arizona’s Medicaid program and Department... Читать дальше...

The Warriors were led by Lukas Lilac's 21-point performance on 8-of-13 shooting.

Eagles unable to recover from scoring drought midway through game.

Reddit says the Federal Trade Commission has opened an inquiry into the social media platform's sale, licensing or sharing of user posts and other content to outside organizations for use in training artificial intelligence models. The company disclosed the inquiry Friday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that cited a letter from the FTC dated Thursday. Reddit, like many other social media platforms, has expressed interest in business deals whereby AI companies pay to access... Читать дальше...

Delays in Donald Trump’s criminal cases are increasing the possibility Americans will be deep into the presidential election season before they know whether or not he has been convicted of any wrongdoing. The former president’s Washington D.C. election interference case is on hold until the Supreme Court decides his immunity claims. His Florida classified documents trial is also likely to be put off. And his Georgia election subversion trial hasn’t been scheduled. Now, his New York hush-money criminal trial is in scheduling limbo... Читать дальше...

A judge has delayed ex-President Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial in New York until mid-April after his lawyers said they needed more time to sift through new evidence. Judge Juan Manuel Merchan agreed Friday to at least a 30-day postponement. The trial had been slated for March 25. Lawyers for the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee wanted a 90-day delay. Prosecutors said they were OK with 30 days. Trump is accused of falsifying records to hide the nature of payments to his then-attorney Michael Cohen... Читать дальше...